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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 425 

To authorize the revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated 

with foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 10, 2017 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. KEATING) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize the revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FTO Passport Revoca5 tion Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO INDI7 VIDUALS AFFILIATED WITH FOREIGN TER8 RORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 

9 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regulate the issue and 

10 validity of passports, and for other purposes’’, approved 


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1 July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known 

2 as the ‘‘Passport Act of 1926’’, is amended by adding at 

3 the end the following new section: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT. 

5 ‘‘(a) INELIGIBILITY.— 

6 ‘‘(1) ISSUANCE.—Except as provided under 

7 subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall refuse to 

8 issue a passport to any individual whom the Sec9 retary has determined— 

10 ‘‘(A) is a member of or is otherwise affili11 ated with an organization the Secretary has 

12 designated as a foreign terrorist organization 

13 pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 

14 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or 

15 ‘‘(B) has aided, abetted, or provided mate16 rial support to such an organization. 

17 ‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of State 

18 shall revoke a passport previously issued to any indi19 vidual described in paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES, HUMANI22 TARIAN REASONS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PUR23 POSES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec24 retary of State may issue to or decline to revoke a 

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1 section in emergency circumstances, for humani2 tarian reasons, or for law enforcement purposes. 

3 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED

4 STATES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the 

5 Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 

6 ‘‘(A) limit a previously issued passport 

7 only for return travel to the United States; or 

8 ‘‘(B) issue a limited passport that only 

9 permits return travel to the United States. 

10 ‘‘(c) RIGHT OF REVIEW.—Any individual who, in ac11 cordance with this section, is denied issuance of a passport 

12 by the Secretary of State, or whose passport is revoked 

13 or otherwise limited by the Secretary, may request a hear14 ing before the Secretary not later than 60 days after re15 ceiving notice of such denial, revocation, or limitation. 

16 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—If the Secretary of State denies, 

17 issues, limits, or declines to revoke a passport under sub18 section (b), the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days 

19 after such denial, issuance, limitation, or revocation, sub20 mit to Congress a report on such denial, issuance, limita21 tion, or revocation, as the case may be. 

22 ‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—In this section, the 

23 term ‘passport’ includes a passport card.’’. 

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